Sport McAllister
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1903)
Sport McAllister was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1903 for the Cleveland Spiders, the Detroit Tigers, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 8 seasons. In 418 career games, he hit .247 with 358 hits, 5 home runs, and 164 RBI. He also pitched in 17 games, going 4-7 with a 5.32 ERA.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- B / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 180 lb
- Died
- 7/17/1962 in Wyandotte, MI, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1896-08-07
- Last Game
- 1903-09-29
Full name: Lewis William McAllister
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418 | 1,450 | 157 | 358 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 164 | 32 | 67 | 76 | .247 | .287 | .308 | .595 | -2,945 |
Career AVG .247 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.
Career OBP .287 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.
Career SLG .308 vs. league average .361 across their career seasons — 14.5% below league average.
Career OPS .595 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 14.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | CL4 | NL | 8 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | NL | 43 | 137 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 14 | .219 | .291 (-25%) | .354 (-19%) | .387 (-30%) | .741 (-25%) | -556.4 |
| 1898 | CL4 | NL | 17 | 57 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .228 | .270 (-16%) | .333 (-13%) | .347 (-9%) | .680 (-11%) | -106.2 |
| 1899 | CL4 | NL | 113 | 418 | 29 | 99 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 20 | .237 | .282 (-16%) | .343 (-20%) | .366 (-19%) | .710 (-20%) | -1375.0 |
| 1901 | DET | AL | 90 | 306 | 45 | 92 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 17 | 15 | 7 | .301 | .271 (+11%) | .326 (+5%) | .359 (+7%) | .686 (+6%) | 343.1 |
| 1902 | DET | AL | 21 | 67 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .209 | .266 (-22%) | .321 (-24%) | .343 (-22%) | .665 (-23%) | -232.6 |
| 1902 | BLA | AL | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | — | — | — | — | -232.6 |
| 1902 | DET | AL | 45 | 162 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .210 | .266 (-21%) | .321 (-29%) | .343 (-25%) | .665 (-27%) | -232.6 |
| 1903 | DET | AL | 78 | 265 | 31 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 16 | .260 | .261 (-1%) | .316 (-6%) | .345 (-12%) | .662 (-9%) | -347.4 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 418 | 1,450 | 157 | 358 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 164 | 32 | 67 | 76 | .247 | — | — | — | — | -2,740 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | CL4 | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | — | 0.0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | NL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4.50 | 4.30 (-5%) | -458.9 |
| 1898 | CL4 | NL | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 | 73 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4.55 | 3.59 (-26%) | -787.9 |
| 1899 | CL4 | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 9.56 | 3.85 (-149%) | -585.7 |
| Career · 4 seasons | 4 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 | 140 | 67 | 44 | 21 | 5.32 | — | -1,833 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (379 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 150 | 507 | 51 | 129 | 4 | 67 | .254 |
| Away | 217 | 779 | 83 | 192 | 1 | 83 | .246 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 18.1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.95 |
| Away | 9 | 63.0 | 84 | 46 | 32 | 9 | 6.57 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903-09-29 | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-28 | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-07 | DET | SLA | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-07 | DET | SLA | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-06 | DET | SLA | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-06 | DET | SLA | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-05 | DET | SLA | W | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-04 | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1903-09-03 | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903-09-02 | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899-10-15 | CL4 | CIN | L | 8.0 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899-07-30 | CL4 | LS3 | — | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899-07-18 | CL4 | WSN | — | 6.0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898-06-18 | CL4 | PIT | — | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898-06-07 | CL4 | BRO | L | 9.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1898-06-01 | CL4 | NY1 | L | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1898-05-25 | CL4 | WSN | W | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898-05-17 | CL4 | CHC | L | 9.0 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1898-05-13 | CL4 | CHC | W | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1898-05-09 | CL4 | CHC | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 65 | 0 | 569 | 26 | 21 | 32 |
| 2B | 7 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 3B | 27 | 0 | 26 | 45 | 16 | 5 |
| C | 83 | 0 | 251 | 101 | 30 | 6 |
| OF | 147 | 0 | 196 | 16 | 20 | 5 |
| P | 17 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| SS | 62 | 0 | 118 | 175 | 37 | 16 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | CL4 | C | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | CL4 | OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1896 | CL4 | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | C | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | OF | 28 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | P | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | CL4 | SS | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 1898 | CL4 | OF | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1898 | CL4 | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | 1B | 6 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1899 | CL4 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | 3B | 7 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 1899 | CL4 | C | 17 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 1899 | CL4 | OF | 79 | 0 | 106 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 1899 | CL4 | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | SS | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1901 | DET | 1B | 28 | 0 | 261 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 1901 | DET | 3B | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1901 | DET | C | 35 | 0 | 95 | 37 | 15 | 1 |
| 1901 | DET | OF | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1901 | DET | SS | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 1902 | DET | 1B | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1902 | DET | 2B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1902 | DET | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1902 | DET | C | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1902 | DET | OF | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | DET | SS | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 1902 | BLA | 1B | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1902 | BLA | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1902 | DET | 1B | 21 | 0 | 206 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 1902 | DET | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1902 | DET | C | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1902 | DET | OF | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1902 | DET | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1903 | DET | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | DET | 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1903 | DET | C | 18 | 0 | 85 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 1903 | DET | OF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1903 | DET | SS | 46 | 0 | 77 | 129 | 26 | 12 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 17 |
| Catcher | 83 |
| First Base | 65 |
| Second Base | 7 |
| Third Base | 27 |
| Shortstop | 62 |
| Left Field | 16 |
| Center Field | 10 |
| Right Field | 113 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Sport McAllister (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sport McAllister
- What years did Sport McAllister play?
- Sport McAllister played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1903.
- Was Sport McAllister a pitcher?
- Both. Sport McAllister pitched in 17 games, going 4-7 with a 5.32 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
- How many home runs did Sport McAllister hit?
- Sport McAllister hit 5 career home runs with 358 hits.
- What was Sport McAllister's career batting average?
- Sport McAllister batted .247 over his career, with 358 hits in 1,450 at bats.
- How many RBI did Sport McAllister have?
- Sport McAllister drove in 164 runs in his career.
- What was Sport McAllister's career ERA?
- Sport McAllister finished with a 5.32 career ERA, going 4-7 with 21 strikeouts.